Boxer Chavez Jr enters Mexican prison after US arrest


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  • Tuesday, 19 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Jun 28, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reacts before fighting against Jake Paul at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has entered a prison in the northern Mexico state of Sonora after his arrest in the United States in July, the Mexican arrest registry showed on Tuesday.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum previously said she expected Chavez Jr to be deported to Mexico to serve a sentence for arms trafficking and organized crime.

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